Scholarship Update

Cooper-Ohm Rises to the Top in Coca-Cola Scholars Program

Posted on 03/20/2018

Education is a continual process, it's like a bicycle... If you don't pedal you don't go forward. - George Weah

If you know Ottillie Cooper-Ohm, then you also know that she doesn't stop moving forward. On a whim, Cooper-Ohm submitted an application to the Coca-Cola Scholars program thinking that it wouldn't go much further than that. To her surprise, Cooper-Ohm was notified of her status as a semifinalist and eventually a regional finalist. Family, friends and staff members congratulated and encouraged Cooper-Ohm during the waiting period, all hoping for the best.

Out of 140,000 applications, whittled down to 1,936 semifinalists, further cut to 253 regional finalists, Ottillie Cooper-Ohm has the proud honor of being one out of the 150 recipients awarded a $20,000 college scholarship. Cooper-Ohm will also be attending a celebration weekend in mid- April in Atlanta, Georgia. The Coca-Cola Scholarship is considered a top national honor in academia.